stolon: Meaning and Definition of
sto•lon
Pronunciation: (stō'lun), [key] — n.
- a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- a rootlike extension of the body wall in a compound organism, as a bryozoan, usually giving rise to new members by budding.
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